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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Cole disturbed by the book George gives him in Part IV?
(a) George stole the book, and Cole knows it.
(b) It is a book Catherine hates.
(c) George marks a page for him of a graphic painting of a woman's genitals.
(d) It is a book that Cole's own mother used to own.

2. What does George tell Catherine she is on the way home from the Sokolov party?
(a) Caring.
(b) Dull.
(c) Friendly.
(d) Vivacious.

3. Where does Willis say she will eventually move back to?
(a) New York City.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) Chicago.
(d) San Francisco.

4. What does Catherine accuse George of never once considering in Part III?
(a) Her needs.
(b) Her ability to make money.
(c) Their financial future.
(d) Their daughter's health.

5. What does Catherine's mother tell her when she says she is thinking of leaving George?
(a) She should not do it.
(b) Catherine should only do it once she has her own job.
(c) She will help Catherine do it.
(d) Catherine should leave George, but also leave Franny with George.

6. What does Catherine do with Justine in Part III that George objects to?
(a) Goes to a dance club.
(b) Goes sailing.
(c) Goes to a poetry reading.
(d) Goes to a seance.

7. Who takes Catherine to get an abortion?
(a) Henry.
(b) George.
(c) Eddy.
(d) Justine.

8. What does George nearly force Cole to do in Part III?
(a) Have a drink, even though he is not old enough.
(b) Smoke marijuana.
(c) Dig a grave.
(d) Shoot a bird.

9. Where do George and Justine end up as chaperones on a school trip in Part IV?
(a) The Arlington.
(b) The Whitney.
(c) The Guggenheim.
(d) MoMA.

10. Why is Bram surprised that Justine was in a car accident?
(a) She was always lecturing about safe driving.
(b) She almost never drove.
(c) She has never had an accident before.
(d) It was not like her to drive fast.

11. What does George try to do with Justine in Part III?
(a) Swim with her.
(b) Cut her with a knife.
(c) Humiliate her in front of their colleagues.
(d) Seduce her.

12. What does Catherine finally find out about the Hale house in Part III?
(a) That lucrative oil sits under the house.
(b) How Ella Hale and her husband died there.
(c) That it was destroyed by a fire once already.
(d) That it has a dangerous gas leak.

13. Which cousin of George's died at a young age?
(a) Henri.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Jennifer.
(d) Ryan.

14. What possession of his deceased cousin's did George take after his cousin died?
(a) His photographs.
(b) His journal.
(c) His stamp collection.
(d) His card collection.

15. What kind of pet does Hazel have?
(a) An iguana.
(b) A rabbit.
(c) A dog.
(d) A parrot.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do George and Catherine spend Thanksgiving in Part IV?

2. In the end of Part IV, what does Catherine confront George with?

3. What does Catherine discover about George when she takes the book from his nightstand back to the library?

4. What does Justine tell Catherine about life following Justine's accident?

5. What does Catherine see on George's bumper that makes her think he has something to do with Justine's accident?

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